Intrepid returned from a five-day trip August 25. Skipper Rick Kelly docked the 116-footer at Pt. Loma Sportfishing and then weighed the fish. The crew and most of the anglers posed with it. The trip was the 12-passenger Ira Goldberg charter.

The sole jackpot winner was Scott Brickell, who hails from Malibu, for a chunky 43-pound yellowtail. (Photo by Steve Hoffman)

Benitos Night Bite

Joe Crisci brought Qualifier 105 home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 26 after a five-day trip to the northern Baja islands. There were 25 anglers aboard, said Joe, and they enjoyed great weather and quality yellowtail on the anchor at Benitos, along with a good night bite and a visit to Guadalupe Island.

“We saw good sign at Guadalupe,” remarked Joe, “and we got a sampling and we fed Whitey a big yellowtail.”

Clarence Beck or Victorville won the jackpot for a 33.2-pound yellowtail. He said he took it with a sardine on a 2/0 Flyliner hook tied to 40-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader and 60-pound Line One Spectra. He fished with an Avet LX reel and a Calstar 765 L rod.

Craig Struikmans of Ontario was second for a 32.8-pound yellowfin tuna, and George Plantenga of Bakersfield won third place for a 28.2-pound yellowtail.

Boys Bag Winners

Royal Polaris docked at Fisherman’s Landing under Roy Rose’s hand August 26, after a five-day trip with 20 anglers. They had a good catch of yellowtail and dorado, along with a couple of dozen yellowfin and a wahoo.

Jim Haelskamp of Fresno won first place for a 27.3-pound yellowtail. No fish were available for photos, since all went to the processors.

Two 11-year-old boys won second and third places. Ian Harkness of San Diego got a 27-pounder, and James Beecher, Jr. of Fresno got a 22-pound yellowtail.